| 1997 U.S. Cellular 200 O'Reilly Auto Parts Series Race 12 of 30 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $307,625 | Race Date: | May 10, 1997 | New Hampshire Motor Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | .106 Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 45Min 25Sec. | Loudon, New Hampshire | |
| Lead Changes: | 11 Among / 8 Drivers | Average Speed: | 76.752 MPH | 1.058 Mile Paved Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 42 | No. of Cautions: | 9 For 69 Laps | nhms.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Mike McLaughlin M. McLaughlin | Driver: | Randy LaJoie R. LaJoie | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #34 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #74 Chevrolet | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Team: | BACE Motorsports | Pontiac: | 0 | ||||
| Crew Chief: | Clyde McLeod | Crew Chief: | Steve Bird | |||||
| Laps Led: | 21 of 200 | Pole Speed: | Qualifying Canceled Due to Inclement Weather | |||||
| Official 1997 U.S. Cellular 200 Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 12 | 34 | Mike McLaughlin | Royal Oak Charcoal | Running |  | 180 | 200 | 21 |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | Steve Park (R) | AC Delco | Running | | 170 | 200 | 0 |
| 3 | 22 | 47 | Jeff Fuller | Sunoco | Running | | 165 | 200 | 66 |
| 4 | 10 | 38 | Elton Sawyer | Barbasol | Running |  | 160 | 200 | 0 |
| 5 | 4 | 10 | Phil Parsons | Channellock | Running | | 155 | 200 | 0 |
| 6 | 2 | 36 | Todd Bodine | Stanley | Running |  | 150 | 200 | 93 |
| 7 | 1 | 74 | Randy LaJoie | Fina | Running | | 146 | 200 | 10 |
| 8 | 40 | 80 | Mark Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 142 | 200 | 0 |
| 9 | 41 | 76 | Tom Bolles | Bolles Chrysler-Plymouth-Jeep | Running | | 138 | 200 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | 4 | Dale Shaw | Phoenix Construction | Running | | 134 | 200 | 0 |
| 11 | 19 | 43 | Dennis Setzer | Lance Snacks | Running | | 130 | 200 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 64 | Curtis Markham | Dura Lube | Running | | 127 | 200 | 2 |
| 13 | 3 | 8 | Jeff Green | Diamond Ridge Motorsports | Running | | 124 | 200 | 6 |
| 14 | 28 | 48 | Randy Porter | Unifirst Uniforms | Running | | 121 | 199 | 0 |
| 15 | 16 | 45 | Andy Santerre | Hunters Specialties | Running | | 118 | 199 | 1 |
| 16 | 31 | 11 | Jimmy Foster (R) | Outdoor Life / Speedvision | Running | | 115 | 199 | 0 |
| 17 | 29 | 32 | Jason Jarrett | White Rain | Running | | 112 | 199 | 0 |
| 18 | 37 | 13 | Ted Christopher | LesCare Kitchens | Running | | 109 | 198 | 0 |
| 19 | 14 | 88 | Kevin Lepage | Hype | Running | | 106 | 197 | 0 |
| 20 | 21 | 63 | Tracy Leslie | Lysol | Running | | 103 | 197 | 0 |
| 21 | 26 | 6 | Joe Bessey | Power Team | Running | | 100 | 194 | 0 |
| 22 | 15 | 37 | Mark Green | Timber Wolf | Running | | 97 | 193 | 0 |
| 23 | 39 | 56 | Jeff Krogh (R) | Clearwater Forest Industries | Running | | 94 | 190 | 0 |
| 24 | 27 | 85 | Shane Hall | Luck's Foods | Running | | 91 | 185 | 0 |
| 25 | 24 | 99 | Glenn Allen, Jr. | Luxaire Heating & Air Conditioning | Accident | | 88 | 183 | 0 |
| 26 | 18 | 96 | Stevie Reeves | Big A Auto Parts | Accident | | 85 | 183 | 0 |
| 27 | 30 | 5 | Brad Leighton | Alka-Seltzer / Bayer | Accident | | 82 | 183 | 1 |
| 28 | 32 | 77 | Jeff McClure (R) | Lear Corporation / UAW | Accident | | 79 | 182 | 0 |
| 29 | 33 | 61 | Mike Olsen | Little Trees | Engine | | 76 | 180 | 0 |
| 30 | 23 | 89 | Johnny Chapman (R) | Northstar Motorsports | Accident | | 73 | 168 | 0 |
| 31 | 13 | 57 | Jason Keller | Slim Jim | Running | | 70 | 164 | 0 |
| 32 | 42 | 60 | Rob Wilson | Ocean Spray / Polaroid | | 67 | 155 | 0 | |
| 33 | 9 | 1 | Hermie Sadler | DeWalt Tools | Handling | | 64 | 142 | 0 |
| 34 | 11 | 29 | Elliott Sadler | Phillips 66 | Accident | | 61 | 140 | 0 |
| 35 | 17 | 72 | Mike Dillon | Detroit Gasket | Accident | | 58 | 129 | 0 |
| 36 | 35 | 83 | Wayne Grubb | Link-Belt Construction | Engine | | 55 | 126 | 0 |
| 37 | 34 | 41 | Joey McCarthy | Rent-A-Wreck | Running | | 52 | 113 | 0 |
| 38 | 36 | 82 | Kevin Grubb | Virginia Is For Lovers | Accident | | 49 | 109 | 0 |
| 39 | 6 | 33 | Tim Fedewa | Kleenex | Running | | 46 | 105 | 0 |
| 40 | 25 | 17 | Matt Kenseth (R) | Kraft Singles | Accident | | 43 | 64 | 0 |
| 41 | 7 | 00 | Buckshot Jones | Aquafresh | Accident | | 40 | 63 | 0 |
| 42 | 38 | 9 | Robbie Crouch | Auto Palace | | 37 | 46 | 0 |
